What I made yesterday didn't turn out the way I'd hoped, but it was still good. Made a "from box" orange cake and added some ground cloves to spice it up a bit. On the stove I had some fresh (frozen) raspberries and cooked in some lemon juice, water and tapioca to make a thicker type consistency. Put half the cake (or a bit more than half) in a bundt pan. Spooned in the raspberry mixture and then the rest of the cake mix. Cooked it per instructions. Took it out and flipped it over and took off the pan and most of my raspberry had sunk to bottom, so came out on top. I had wanted it to be a "surprise filling" type of thing, but it didn't turn out that way. I then took some of the leftover raspberry filling and mixed it with some powdered sugar, vanilla and nutmeg and drizzeled over the top. Its good, but not as pretty as I'd hoped.

In a fairly large bowl, mix the cookie crumbs, cocoa powder, chopped nuts, and powdered sugar. Try to mix it so all the dry ingredients are mixed evenly.

In a measuring cup, mix the corn syrup and rum. Stir the rum mixture into the dry cookie crumb mixture. Using your hands, kneed the mixture well, until it is evenly blended. (If the mixture seems too dry, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of rum.)

In a small dish, place some coloured granulated sugar sprinkles (regular granulated sugar works as well) Set this aside.

Using your hands, pinch off enough of the mixture to form 1" balls. Roll in your palms to form a nice even shaped ball. Form all the balls.

Dampen your palms, and re-roll the balls a little to make them slightly tacky, then roll them in the sugar sprinkles. Do a few this way at a time, so as not to have them dry out before rolling them in the sprinkles. As you decorate them, place the finished ones onto a clean baking sheet for a few minutes to set.

Store these in a container with a good tight lid. Place waxed paper or plastic wrap between the layers or rumballs. These keep well in the fridge or a cool place for a few weeks. It is best if they are made a few days before you want to serve them.

Enjoy! :)

Linda aka TestycatladyP

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If we are willing to confess Our own unrighteousness He will wash away All our transgressions

Been a bit since I been here. I have been getting help baking. I helped my oldest make Banana Cake about 3 weeks ago. We ended with 2 cakes. The oldest served part of her cake to her class, the other one was to be shared with the youngest' class but she forgot. We ate 1/2 and froze the rest, because of Christmas.

For Christmas, I made Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Knot Rolls.

The last day of work I brought home almost 2 kg Cream Cheese. I made 2 cheesecakes. We only ate 1/2 of one and froze the other 1 1/2.

Oh actually the Shortbread was a couple days before. The Fruitcake Drops are the only ones I did from start to finish on Sunday. Sunday night my oldest girl rolled and cut the Sugar Cookies, even helped bake them. Both girls rolled and cut the Gingerbread. Monday they shaped the Candy Cane Cookies with no help. And the girls and my son decorated the Sugar and Gingerbread Cookies by themselves on Tuesday. Monday and Tuesday I was busy trying to get some bead work done that I had planned to give everyone at school.

I am pooped out to say the least. The bead work was causing me stress because it was taking so long I had woke up 3 am twice to work on it. But everyone loved them.

Then at work I mixed up 4 batches Sugar Cookies and 4 batches Gingerbread. I did bake a double batch of Sugar Cookies today, going to have to do the rest tomorrow and have a class come and help me do the Gingerbread Cookies tomorrow. We are going to freeze them and then next week instead of a Christmas Concert our school as opted to do a Christmas Craft Evening. The cookies are going to be for a craft center, we are going to decorate them.

Well most of the kids were gone today at the school so I bought in the rest to bake something. Original plan was Ginger Snaps, but I was out of molasses, so we made Brownies instead. We made 2 cake pans. Ate one for lunch the other the kids brought home.

Lately, at work I did another 7 dozen Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins, I put those out for our Remembrance Day ceremony, only 6 came back to the kitchen.

Today I made 3 loaves Pear Bread, a recipe found on Pintrest. I was going to use Asian pears for this recipe but they were bad already, so I opened a jar of home canned Pears In Extra Light Cinnamon Syrup. They are cooling right now and smell yummy.

Then I had a class come in and make Sugar Cookies, we ended up with about 141 cookies. They are going to serve them at our Remembrance Day Assembly on Friday.

Then I had some kids owe me some time so instead of staring at the walls I had them help me make Cheese Drop Biscuits. We ended up with 69. These are also for Friday. What was funny is they only owed me 5 & 10 minutes but they stayed until they were on the pans.

I made carrot ginger muffins yesterday, so good I tossed them in the freezer instantly so I wouldnt eat them all A sparkpeople recipe, the link wouldn't work sorry about that they are the 95 calorie ones AWESOME

I made my first batch of fudge about a week ago. I read the recipe for pumpkin fudge and had to run out and get the ingredients that day. Oh it was sooooo yummy. I ended up giving half to the neighbors so i wouldn't eat it all.

"It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power." -Alan Cohen

Well the pie wasn't that bad tasting, the crust was a little soggy but not bad.

After a little break I had to get baking for back to school. I made 2 dozen & 7 Peach Muffins and have 6 loaves White Bread rising. I also baked up a Peach Up-Side Down Cake for dessert tonight. Do you detect a peach theme? I got a case of peaches from the farmer's market and need to use them up.

I screwed up my Glazed Strawberry Pie. The crust must have had a whole or two in it and the glaze went under the crust. Next time I have to remember to make a full crust recipe as the half crust is just too thin, because when I normally make double crust pies I use 2/3 the recipe for the bottom crust.

I have made Blueberry Buckle (8" round pan), Chocolate Chip Cookies,(1 batch from the back of the chocolate chip bag about 4 dozen) (10 went towards Ice Cream Sandwiches), and today was bread baking day, I made 12 loaves and then 1 sheet pan BBQ Chicken Pizza for lunch and the other half went to the freezer.

I found a recipe for Quinoa & Oatmeal Muffins on Pinterest. Made them this afternoon, I am surprised, but they are yummy!

"It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power." -Alan Cohen

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